History

History - Quick Facts

Introduction

Bennett Family and their Business

The school was opened by Mr W.J.A. Vaughan, Inspector of Schools, on 4/10/1961, with 230 students. The Principal was Mr Warren Kennedy, who died in 2002.
Bennett Road was then not tarred as far as the school and the land to the south (towards St Clair) was bush.
There were no buses to the school for students. They walked or rode bikes.
For some months in the early 1960s, there were not enough buildings for students, so some children travelled by bus to St Marys Central School.
In the 1970s, many demountable classrooms were added to the school.
In 1979-80, owing to the large number of students, Years 5 and 6 students were accommodated in demountables at Colyton High School. At that time the school enrolment was 1765 students.
There was an enrolment of 1200 students in 1983; 1000 students in the late 1980s.
In 1976, a Special Education Unit was added.
In 1983, there were urgent repairs to the school after parents threatened to withdraw their children.
In 1984, the Library was constructed.
In 1986, the Hall and Canteen were built, for the school’s 25th anniversary.
In 2001, the COLA (Covered Outdoor Learning Area) was constructed in time for the school’s 40th anniversary.